It’s time to look out the window and face the facts: the perpetual overcast, the unending drizzle, and nose-numbing cold is back—and here to stay well into 2019. But you can't let SAD take over, at least not yet! Here are five food festivals worth bundling up for in the next four weeks.

Oct 12—14 & Oct 19–21, Portland Nursery, FREEFor more than 30 years, locals have mobbed the Portland Nursery each fall for bulk apple and pear purchases—and, of course, fruit and cider tastings. This years, there'll be 60-some varieties to try. Bulk purchases are 99 cents a pound, and there's no hurry at this family-friendly annual event: all six days feature live music from the likes of Pete Krebs, pumpkin painting, scavenger hunts, and free roaming among the nursery's rows of potted plants.

6–9:30 p.m., Oct 18, Ecotrust, $10–$25Sauerkraut, kimchi, and kombucha are just the start at Ecotrust's ninth annual "stinkfest." Last year’s samples introduced Portlanders to Hawaiian okolehao (moonshine, in other words) and Japanese tofumisozuke (often used as a vegan cheese). This year, hobnob with fellow fermenters of everything from hot sauce to natto. The evening event takes place on Ecotrust's twinkly-lighted rooftop, scored by DJ Jimbo and soused up with cider from Reverend Nat’s.